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浸鹹水 (zam3 haam4 seoi2) — to have been educated abroad (outside of HK or China) in Cantonese

zam˗₃浸haamˎ₄鹹seoiˊ²水
简 浸咸水
Mandarin Pinyin: jin4 xian2 shui3

Meaning of 浸鹹水

nounto have been educated abroad (outside of HK or China)
noun(verb) to soak in salty water (slang) saying someone studies abroad

Characters in 浸鹹水

浸zam3
soak; immerse; saturate; steep; dip
鹹haam4
salty; salted; pickled
水seoi2
extra charge/income

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